PromptsMicrosoft 365 Copilot Prompt
Daily To-Do List Prompt
Creates a realistic workday task list from meetings, actionable email, flagged messages, tasks, and Teams action items.
Purpose: Creates a realistic workday task list from meetings, actionable email, flagged messages, tasks, and Teams action items.
How to use it
Paste the prompt into Microsoft 365 Copilot at the beginning of the day. Change the 09:00–17:00 window if needed. Review the result for missing commitments or incorrect urgency before copying the final checklist into Microsoft To Do.
Prompt
Create my to-do list for today (09:00–17:00).
Use:
- Today’s Outlook meetings
- Emails that require action today
- Flagged emails
- Microsoft To Do / Planner tasks
- Teams messages with action items
OUTPUT ONLY A TO-DO LIST:
- Group tasks under clear headings:
1) Must do today
2) Prep for meetings
3) Emails to send/reply
4) Nice to have (if time allows)
For each task, include:
- Clear next action (verb-first)
- Related meeting/email (if applicable)
Rules:
- Focus only on what realistically fits between 09:00 and 17:00
- Exclude anything that does not require action today
- If there is too much, prioritise and drop the rest
- No explanations, no summaries, no planning text
End with a short checkbox list I can copy into Microsoft To Do.Sources
Original WorkWithAI prompt; no external factual source required.
Last reviewed: · By Arnaud Llamas Bravo
